Guinea pepper
1. West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds • Syn: grains of paradise, Guinea grains, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Aframomum, genus Aframomum 2. tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine • Syn: negro pepper, Xylopia aethiopica • Hypernyms: tree • Member Holonyms: Xylopia, genus Xylopia
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